Sailor Senshi Page Updates
06/26/04: TOEI TO RELEASE REGION 2 SAILOR MOON R DVDS: Toei is finally getting around to
releasing Region 2 DVDs (Japanese only) for Sailor Moon R, the second season. The first
two DVDs, with 6 episodes each, are scheduled for release on September 21, 2004 priced at 3,800
yen each. You can check out Toei's catalog for the two DVDs:
DVD 1 and
DVD 2. Thank you to SMUncensored.com for the info! =)
5/28/04: JAPAN HERO CAMPAIGN: Japan Hero is running a campaign to show Media Blasters that
there is great interest in the US and Canada for live-action Japanese TV shows to be released on
Region 1 DVD. Click here
to share your opinion (and be sure to list Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon as one of the shows
you'd like to see!). Special thanks to Kotetsu of Boukenshin.net for bringing this to our attention.
04/27/04: MASSIVE VIDEO CLIPS UPDATE: Matthew
here, I received my 2 DVDs of Pretty Guardian Sailormoon last Friday. I've been watching them
ever since! If you have the money to spend and a regionless DVD player I highly recommend picking these
up. Anyway, I remade most of the PGSM video clips so that they are of
the highest quality (but be advised the file sizes are bigger). If you previously downloaded the old
clips I'd still suggest you download the new ones since they are all progressive video (to see a
noticable difference compare the new "Jupiter Power! Make-up!" with the old one, and you'll thank me).
P.S. I will get to reviewing the DVDs, but it's just two more to add to the already large pile.
04/24/04: GENEON WILL LOSE SM MOVIE RIGHTS AT END OF 2004: Geneon announced at the Anime Boston
2004 convention that it will lose the rights to the Sailor Moon movies at the end of this year.
After December 31, 2004, it will no longer print the movies. Geneon stated that their movie rights are
non-renewable, so these plans are definite. Although this does not include the Sailor Moon
S or SuperS TV series, which are part of a different contract, it seems unlikely that their
TV rights will last much longer. Thank you very much to Dan at SMUncensored.com and Ben for the
information!
04/22/04: NEW SENSHI UPDATES: Matthew
here, the Video Clips page has been updated with the new senshi's
henshin and intro in the Pretty Guardian Sailormoon page. Also updated is the new senshi's
character information page found via thePGSM index page, and there
you have it ;)
04/03/04: SAILOR MOON S THIN PACK DVD BOX SET TO BE RELEASED: According to
AnimeonDVD.com, Geneon (formerly Pioneer),
will be releasing a thin pack DVD box set of the Sailor Moon S season on July 6, 2004. The
set will retail for $99.98 and contain all 6 DVDs, which are the same as the ones on the individual
releases. Chad, a spokesman for Geneon said on the AnimeonDVD forums, "The reversible jackets will
be the exclusive domain of the original release. However, the thin pack jackets will not have the
Geneon Signature Series bar either." Thanks to Ben
for the info!
04/03/04:The PGSM index page has been updated with some more
guest cast information, direct information, and some corrections, thanks to tatsu-o!
03/31/04: PGSM UPDATES: Matthew here,
the PGSM character pages found on the PGSM index page have been
updated, with an added page for the brand new sailor senshi (if you don't want to be spoiled then
don't click the link!).
03/26/04: PICTURE OF BRAND NEW SAILOR SENSHI:
Matthew here, found on Oyonat.com and reported
by Chad, is a black-and-white newspaper image of the new original Sailor Senshi that will join the
cast of Pretty Guardian Sailormoon when the rest of the senshi are in a pinch. Since many people do
not like to be spoiled, I will refrain from naming the senshi (it should be obvious from the picture
anyway), but for the rest of us that like spoilers the picture can be found
here.
03/11/04: ADV TO STOP PRODUCING SM AND SMR BY APRIL 1: According to
ADV's press release, the company will stop
producing DVDs and VHSes for Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R
(the first two seasons of the series) beginning April 1, 2004.
This includes the uncut subtitled DVD boxsets, as well as the DIC dub
versions of the series. ADV sublicensed the uncut licenses from DIC,
whose contract with Toei expires March 31, 2004. Because of this, ADV
will discontinue the two seasons, which will then be listed as Out of
Print, so no new releases will be made. If you've been wanting to buy
the series for a while, do so as soon as possible. Please note that
this does not affect Geneon's (formerly Pioneer) releases of
Sailor Moon S, SuperS, or the movies, which were licensed
under a completely different contract. - Thanks to Dan at
SMUncensored.com for the info
02/28/04: Matthew here, the Video Clips page has been updated with evil
Dark Mercury's henshin! Also, the the PGSM index page is slowly being worked on to
include more stuff in each Act Summary page, they will now include a
soundtrack listing, interesting notes, and episode errors. Up to Act.3
is done, but detailed act summaries will not be available until the
summer (or maybe spring) due to work and school constraints. I am also
purchasing the PGSM DVDs, so there should be some more cool stuff to
come :D
02/23/04: Matthew here, if you use the IRC FileServer to get
your movie clips and you haven't been on lately, you may not have noticed that
the Mirc-X server is down indefinitely. Therefore, I have moved to a different server!
Please re-read the instructions for downloading from the FileServer on the
Video Clips index page.
02/06/04: Two new Mercury clips from "Ami-chan no Hatsukoi" on the
Video Clips page,
including Mercury Aqua Mirage.
02/02/04: First of all, thank you for 1,000,000 visits! =) Second,
the PGSM index page
has actor and director information for Acts 14-16, and some corrections
on names, thanks to tatsu-o! Also, there are now more PGSM clips,
including Venus, on the
Video Clips page!
01/30/04: Matthew here, the video clips are now available by me
on IRC! Please see the
Video Clips index page for instructions on how to download via IRC! ;)
01/07/04: PGSM index
page now has actor and director information from Act.12 and Act.13,
thanks to tatsu-o! =)
12/23/03: PGSM
index page has been updated with cast information from Act.10 and
Act.11, again thanks to tatsu-o! Kunzite is scheduled to appear in
the series starting in Act.13. Also, http://sailormoon.info
is a new domain that points to the SSP, so you can use that domain
or eternalsailormoon.org to access this site. Happy holidays, everyone!
12/12/03: PGSM
index page has been updated with Act.9 information, thanks to
tatsu-o. Also, the "Kirari*Sailor Dream!" Promotion Video is up for
a limited time at Columbia's site (click the
[WMT] and [RV] buttons in the dark pink line to watch them)!
12/04/03: Remember that you can send Sailor Moon
electronic
Christmas cards by clicking the "Online SM Postcards" link
to your left. =)
12/03/03: All of the Pretty
Guardian Sailor Moon movie clips have been re-encoded from a different
video source, and some new clips have been added.
11/23/03: The CD single versions of the Pretty Guardian Sailor
Moon live action TV theme songs, "Kirari*Sailor Dream!" ("Sparkle
Sailor Dream") and "C'est la vie - Watashi no naka no koi suru bubun"
("C'est la vie - The Part of Me that I Love"), are now available for
download on the PGSM
movies page. The PGSM
index page has also been updated and corrected thanks to tatsu-o! =)
11/14/03: Destined Hearts, the Haruka x Michiru fanlisting,
has been totally redesigned. Please join if you're a Haruka x Michiru
fan =)
11/08/03: Matthew here, Jupiter's henshin and attack from PGSM
available, like before last week's clips (Mars) now re-encoded
from better video. PGSM
index page has also been updated with some corrections. As for the
episodesummaries, they'll have to be put off for a little while
longer even though my mid-terms are over (I survived!), now all my
essays are due (eep) ;(
10/19/03: Matthew here, two Mars
clips from PGSM available, Mercury clips re-encoded from better video
(same for Sailormoon a couple of weeks ago). Episode 2 and 3 summaries won't
come for a while (mid-terms for me ;_;)
10/17/03: Matthew here, if you hadn't noticed the
Live Action/Drama section is now available under "SM Information" on the navagation
menu at the left-hand side. Linked from that page are new Sailor Guardian character pages.
Episode 2 summary to be posted there within a few days.
10/13/03: There are some more Pretty Guardian
Sailor Moon movie clips up, including two more Sailor Moon powers, Mercury's
transformation, and Mercury's attack. Also, I have a fanlisting for Sailor Uranus online. =) By the way,
thank you for 900,000 hits!
10/12/03: ADV TO REPLACE FAULTY SAILOR MOON R DVD: ADV has finally announced that there is an error on
the first episode of Disc 5 of its Sailor Moon R (second season)
boxset.
We discovered very recently that materials delivered to ADV for episode
#68 of Sailor Moon R, found on ADV's initial release of Sailor Moon:
Season Two Uncut, contained a four-second audio/video anomaly. ADV has
made appropriate adjustments to those materials. Discs produced
subsequently will contain the conformed version of the episode for
enjoyment as it was intended originally.
To replace your Sailor Moon disc, please go to the ADV Films Merchandise Return Authorization Page and enter
the RMA code SMR5 where prompted, as well as the rest of the required information.
Once you have finished entering your information, you will be issued a confirmation,
and a DVD return form will be sent to you soon. Simply fill out the return form,
and return it and your disc to ADV films in the postage pre-paid package included
with the return form, and we will send you your new disc shortly.
This makes returning the disc for Sailor Moon R much easier than
the return policy for the first boxset. You only have to return the
faulty disc, and you don't have to pay for shipping. - Thank you to
SMUncensored.com
for the information
10/08/03: ADV SAILOR MOON BOXSET DVD REPLACEMENTS: ADV's release
of the uncut Sailor Moon first season boxset has a major video
encoding error on the first episode of Disc 5. The episode is badly encoded
so that it has a low frame rate. ADV is now offering to replace this faulty DVD. To
get a replacement, you must first e-mail ADV at
customer@advfilms.com and
explain the problem with your DVD. You must also request an exchange
form. ADV will then e-mail you the form, which you must print and
fill out. You will have to snail mail both the form and your entire
first season box set to ADV. Although there is also a major error
on Disc 5 of the Sailor Moon R (second season) boxset, ADV has
apparently not yet corrected this mistake. - Thanks to
SMUncensored.com
for this important information
10/08/03: PGSM EPISODE 1 SUMMARY AVAILABLE: Matthew here, here is my episode synopsis
(with screenshots!) of the first episode of Pretty Guardian
Sailormoon. I don't really need to do a review because I think
it's GREAT! ^^; For now this is the only way to access the summary
until the index page for the live series is created. Please check it
out, even if you saw the episode yourself, you might learn something new! :D
10/06/03: The first episode of Pretty Guardian Sailormoon
(the live action TV series) aired on October 4. While we hope on adding
a new section to the SSP for the live action series, for now, we have some
video clips from the
TV show up in the movies section: the TV opening sequence, Sailor Moon's
"Moon Prism Power! Make-Up" sequence, and her "Moon Healing Escalation"
power. As a bonus, there is also an MP3 of the completely new opening
theme song.
09/06/03: SAILOR MOON R DVDS WILL NOT INCLUDE EP 67: ADV announced
at Shoujocon that its Region 1 DVDs for Sailor Moon R, the second
season of Sailor Moon, will not include episode 67. The episode
was not released to them by Toei Animation, and the episode was also cut
from the dub. David Williams, a representative of ADV on AnimeonDVD's
forums, said, "I honestly don't know the full reason but I've heard that
the manga creator didn't like that ep. Beyond that I don't really know
anything except I was told we couldn't put it on at the last moment. I
was ready to hold back pressing that one disc if we could have worked it
out but as I said, we can't." Thanks to Rebo for the information!
09/05/03: I opened a fanlisting for Sailor Moon S, both the anime
and the manga. If you're a fan of that season/arc, please join <3
08/29/03: LIVE ACTION SAILOR MOON STORY UPDATE: The
Pretty
Guardian Sailor Moon official website has been newly renovated with
new information and new pictures. There's also a story section that has
been added. Huge thanks to Millie B. for translating the story section
for the live action television series!
"Stealing the energy of everyday people, the evil group, "Dark Kingdom,"
set on terrestrial conquest, has begun its assault on society. Meanwhile,
the 2nd year junior high school ditz, Usagi, unexpectedly encounters the
talking cat, Luna, who gives her the power to transform into the beatiful
female soldier, Sailormoon. Although it is necessary, being as stupid
and rash as she is, the young heroine refuses to fight. Soon, she
encounters the other soldiers, Sailormercury, Sailormars, Sailorjupiter,
and Sailorvenus, which gives her the motivation to fight. But eventually,
it is revealed that Sailormoon is the princess that Luna was in search
of, and is being hunted by the enemy. As for Usagi, with the numerous
troubles which were brought upon her as a sailor soldier, in addition
to those of being a normal junior high school student- studying, diets,
love, and even still, everyday singing at the Karaoke Bar- the outspoken
song of the young girl's mind is a song to hopefully not be heard.
Although having an easy life, Usagi and her cat Luna have reluctantly
entered the chain of events that will shake the destiny of the earth.
As for the Soldiers' hurdles in their mission, not only the evil
organization "Dark Kingdom," a mysterious man, "Tuxedo Mask," who is
searching for the answer to the question of his existance. It's a
fight with the Dark Kingdom to get the crystal, but the crystal's
appearance and powers remain unknown."
08/17/03: LIVE ACTION SAILORMOON ADDITIONAL CAST: More cast below:
Shifue Joushi (age 20) as Chiba Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen
Note: Talents include racquetball and darts, so he'll be able to throw
those roses with precision aim ^^;
Kawabe Cheiko (age 16) as Osaka Naru
Note: Filmography includes playing the role of Sailormercury
in the Sailormoon musicals for 2 years, spanning across 5 musicals -
Matthew
08/17/03: MORE MPEGS ADDED: Added clips from Sailormoon Sailorstars
in the Video and Movie
Clips page finishing
Sailormoon's page
entirely and getting a good start on the
Sailorstarlights'.
Please have a look :) -
Matthew
08/01/03: LIVE ACTION SAILORMOON MAIN CAST ANNOUNCED:
The newest saga in the Sailormoon universe, officially titled in English as
"Pretty Guardian Sailormoon" (click link for
official Japanese TV webpage), will be debuting on TBS channel 26 in Japan
on Saturday, October 4th, at 7:30 AM for half an hour. The actresses playing
the five female sailor senshi are as follows (click the name, family name
first and given name last, for each official homepage where available):
Sawai Miyuu (age 15) as Tsukino Usagi/Sailormoon
Hama Chisaki (age 14) as Mizuno Ami/Sailormercury
Kitigawa Keiko (age 16) as Hino Rei/Sailormars
Azama Myuu "Mew" (age 16) as Kino Makoto/Sailorjupiter
Komatsu Ayaka (age 17) as Aino Minako/Sailorvenus
The picture above from 2chan.net shows that Sailorvenus' fuku includes the
chain around her waist which comes from the manga, along with
Sailorjupiter - Matthew
07/26/03: I'm selling off most of my anime and manga items,
manga, CDs, and toys, including Sailor Moon items. If
you're interested, see the for sale page for more information.
07/05/03: SAILOR MOON R DVD RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED: On July 3,
ADV
Film issued a press release with information on the Sailor Moon R
Japanese-language, English-subtitled DVDs. The DVD boxset is set for a
September 16, 2003 release. Thanks to Hollie for the news tip.
ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR SAILOR MOON: SEASON TWO UNCUT
NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE IN U.S., ADV FILMS RELEASE INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY
ENSORED CONTENT; IN STORES SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
HOUSTON, July 3, 2003—ADV Films today announced a September 16, 2003
release date for Sailor Moon: Season Two Uncut, a huge DVD collection
of the uncensored original source for the breakout U.S. children’s hit
Sailor Moon. In this English-subtitled, Japanese-language release,
ADV Films has returned to the original masters, which include mature
content that was excised from the U.S. children’s release, and the
original graphic title treatment. The result is a far more sophisticated
series, with significantly broadened appeal for mature anime fans.
The release (1000 minutes total running time) is on eight DVDs in two
cases, which are in turn packaged in a handsome, high-quality (“hard”)
foil-stamped custom art box.
The second season of Sailor Moon was directed by noted anime fantasy
creator Junichi Sato (creator of the forthcoming ADV co-production
Kaleido Star), with character designs by Kazuko Tadano (Wedding Peach).
The Story:
Based on a manga by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon is the story of a
teenage girl who meets a magical cat who gives her super powers.
She becomes the leader of a team of brave girls, known as the Sailor
Warriors. Sailor Moon has long been justifiably renowned for the
strength of its plot, its direct and honest treatment of romance
and, in this uncut version, a realistic and unflinching acceptance
of death as a possible consequence of a righteous fight.
Sailor Moon: Season Two Uncut (SRP $149.98) is a DVD-only release
on eight discs, in Japanese with English subtitles. DVDs are in
two four-disc cases, packed in turn in a high-quality (“hard”)
foil-stamped custom art box. Includes a printed episode guide and
ADV previews.
07/02/03: Thanks to a generous donor, the SSP now has a FTP server
to host all the video
clips on the site! There are also two Sailor Mercury files on the
mirror site. Please read the FTP rules carefully before downloading.
06/19/03: Video
(movie) clips are now back online, but on a rotational basis to save
bandwidth. Enjoy =) Oh, and the SSP's 7th year anniversary was on June
14, 2003! Yup, 7 years and still kicking... sort of =)
06/15/03: I've opened up a fanlisting for the relationship between Haruka
and Michiru, so if you're a fan of theirs, please join =)
06/11/03: SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW SAILOR MOON SERIES:
A recent article in
Sponichi Annex discusses
some more details on the new and upcoming Sailor Moon live
action TV series. Thanks to
Ikarichu for the translations.
(1st paragraph) "'In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!' From the
'90s, breakthrough anime Sailormoon by Naoko Takeuchi will be
broadcast as a liveaction drama from October. It has sold over 250
000 000 yen in goods, and is still making new products. Selecting the
girl for Sailormoon is becoming an issue."
According to the third paragraph, "the young girls become soldiers
through henshin" and "the live action will be used along with CG
graphics." The fourth paragraph mentions: "they're casting people
now, there's the possibility for a new young idol to be born...
the Sailor uniforms are really popular for male fans." As for the
story: "normal middle school girls must protect peace from an
instrustive organization..." The last parts of the article
discuss the popularity of the series, especially on the Internet.
06/07/03: NEW LIVE ACTION SAILOR MOON TV SERIES: According to
the Anime News Network, Naoko Takeuchi has announced
in the Japanese magazine Young You that a new Sailor Moon
TV show will air this fall in Japan. However, the new TV series,
which will be produced by Toei, will be live action. The official
Sailor Moon website also has an announcement
(http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/gensaku/news.html) about the series
by Takeuchi, who states that the Sailor Senshi will once again appear
on TV in the fall. More information should be available in the
coming months. Thanks to
Sailor Vega for
the news tip.
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